Charlotte McConaghy – författare

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I närheten av Antarktis, på den lilla ön Shearwater, bor Dominic Salt och hans tre barn. Där finns också världens största fröbank och en gång i tiden var ön full av forskare. Men i takt med den stigande havsnivån har alla lämnat ön och kvar finns bara Dominic och hans familj. Tills en kvinna mystiskt spolas i land under en av de värsta stormarna någonsin.

Hon säger att hon heter Rowan, men var kommer hon ifrån? När Rowan hittas är hon svårt skadad och medan hon återhämtar sig växer en vänskap fram mellan henne och familjen Salt.

Men Rowan har inte berättat hela sanningen om varför hon begav sig till Shearwater. Och när hon märker att någon saboterat alla kommunikationsvägar till världen utanför, och upptäcker en nyligen grävd grav, inser hon att hon inte är den enda som bär på hemligheter ...

En vild mörk kust är en spännande och enormt gripande roman som inte kommer att lämna någon oberörd. Författaren har tidigare skrivit de internationella bästsäljarna Den sista migrationen och När vargarna kom.

"Det här är en av mina favoritförfattare [...], jag kunde inte sluta läsa." Johanna Lundin, SVT Go'kväll

"[En] av mina bästa läsupplevelser någonsin." Johanna Lundin, SVT Go'kväll

Den hyllade internationella bästsäljaren! Franny Stone har tillbringat hela livet vid havet, driven av kärleken till fåglarna som svävar ovanför. Men när klimatförändringarna medför att alla vilda djur börjar dö ut i fruktansvärd hastighet börjar även hennes älskade fåglar att försvinna.

På Grönland hittar hon den sista flocken silvertärnor, som migrerar längre än något annat djur, och hon bestämmer sig för att följa dem till deras slutmål på Antarktis. Hon lyckas komma ombord på Saghani, en av världens sista fiskebåtar, och tillsammans ger de sig ut på en farofylld färd över havet.

Men Franny bär på ett mörkt förflutet. Ett förflutet kantat av förluster fram till den fruktansvärda incident som tvingade henne till denna sista migration. Medan Saghani följer silvertärnorna i skyn avslöjas Frannys hemligheter bit för bit och hon inser att det hon har försökt fly ifrån under hela sitt liv slutligen har hunnit ikapp henne.

Den sista migrationen är en hjärtskärande vacker kärleksförklaring till djuren och naturen. Men det är också en spännande och tidlös historia om vad vi är beredda att göra för de vi älskar. En bok för alla som gillade Där kräftorna sjunger och Binas historia.  

"Den sista migrationen är en stor berättelse, en kärlekshistoria till världen." Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter

"Här och var skymtar skärvor av Frannys hemlighetsfulla förflutna och skapar stigande spänning kring den fasansfulla händelse som tvingat henne på ständig flykt. Den sista migrationen skildrar en fascinerande miljö med spänning, empati och försoning." Gunilla Bergdahl, BTJ

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Inti Flynn reser till Skottland med sin tvillingsyster Aggie och ett team av biologer för att försöka återinföra vargar i de avlägsna högländerna. Hennes förhoppning är inte bara att rädda det döende landskapet utan också Aggie, som lider svårt efter den fruktansvärda incident som drev systrarna att lämna sitt hem i Alaska.

När försöket med vargarna visar sig lyckat kan Inti äntligen slappna av. Men det dröjer inte länge förrän allting vänds upp och ner. En av lokalborna hittas död och Inti vet att alla kommer att skylla på vargarna. Själv vägrar hon tro att vargarna ligger bakom attacken och för att skydda dem tar hon ett ödesdigert beslut. Men om det inte var vargarna som dödade mannen, vem var det då?

När vargarna kom är en pulshöjande, hjärtskärande vacker och fullständigt oförglömlig roman. Författaren har tidigare skrivit den internationella bästsäljaren Den sista migrationen.

"Jag var helt uppslukad av den här boken."Johanna Lundin, SVT Go'kväll

"En känsloladdad roman som har allt: vild spänning, stark passion och nattsvarta hemligheter." Ur nomineringen till Årets bok 2022

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I närheten av Antarktis, på den lilla ön Shearwater, bor Dominic Salt och hans tre barn. Där finns också världens största fröbank och en gång i tiden var ön full av forskare. Men i takt med den stigande havsnivån har alla lämnat ön och kvar finns bara Dominic och hans familj. Tills en kvinna mystiskt spolas i land under en av de värsta stormarna någonsin.

Hon säger att hon heter Rowan, men var kommer hon ifrån? När Rowan hittas är hon svårt skadad och medan hon återhämtar sig växer en vänskap fram mellan henne och familjen Salt.

Men Rowan har inte berättat hela sanningen om varför hon begav sig till Shearwater. Och när hon märker att någon saboterat alla kommunikationsvägar till världen utanför, och upptäcker en nyligen grävd grav, inser hon att hon inte är den enda som bär på hemligheter ...

En vild mörk kust är en spännande och enormt gripande roman som inte kommer att lämna någon oberörd. Författaren har tidigare skrivit de internationella bästsäljarna Den sista migrationen och När vargarna kom.

"Det här är en av mina favoritförfattare [...], jag kunde inte sluta läsa."Johanna Lundin, SVT Go'kväll

NOMINERAD TILL ÅRETS BOK 2025.

I närheten av Antarktis, på den lilla ön Shearwater, bor Dominic Salt och hans tre barn. Där finns också världens största fröbank och en gång i tiden var ön full av forskare. Men i takt med den stigande havsnivån har alla lämnat ön och kvar finns bara Dominic och hans familj. Tills en kvinna mystiskt spolas i land under en av de värsta stormarna någonsin.

Hon säger att hon heter Rowan, men var kommer hon ifrån? När Rowan hittas är hon svårt skadad och medan hon återhämtar sig växer en vänskap fram mellan henne och familjen Salt.

Men Rowan har inte berättat hela sanningen om varför hon begav sig till Shearwater. Och när hon märker att någon saboterat alla kommunikationsvägar till världen utanför, och upptäcker en nyligen grävd grav, inser hon att hon inte är den enda som bär på hemligheter ...

"En vild mörk kust" är en spännande och enormt gripande roman som inte kommer att lämna någon oberörd. Författaren har tidigare skrivit de internationella bästsäljarna "Den sista migrationen" och "När vargarna kom".

* INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER *"Visceral and haunting" (New York Times Book Review) · "Hopeful" (Washington Post) · "Powerful" (Los Angeles Times) · "Thrilling" (TIME) · "Tantalizingly beautiful" (Elle) · "Suspenseful, atmospheric" (Vogue) · "Aching and poignant" (Guardian) · "Gripping" (The Economist)Franny Stone has always been the kind of woman who is able to love but unable to stay. Leaving behind everything but her research gear, she arrives in Greenland with a singular purpose: to follow the last Arctic terns in the world on what might be their final migration to Antarctica. Franny talks her way onto a fishing boat, and she and the crew set sail, traveling ever further from shore and safety. But as Franny’s history begins to unspool—a passionate love affair, an absent family, a devastating crime—it becomes clear that she is chasing more than just the birds. When Franny's dark secrets catch up with her, how much is she willing to risk for one more chance at redemption?Epic and intimate, heartbreaking and galvanizing, Charlotte McConaghy's Migrations is an ode to a disappearing world and a breathtaking page-turner about the possibility of hope against all odds.

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I närheten av Antarktis, på den lilla ön Shearwater, bor Dominic Salt och hans tre barn. Där finns också världens största fröbank och en gång i tiden var ön full av forskare. Men i takt med den stigande havsnivån har alla lämnat ön och kvar finns bara Dominic och hans familj. Tills en kvinna mystiskt spolas i land under en av de värsta stormarna någonsin.

Hon säger att hon heter Rowan, men var kommer hon ifrån? När Rowan hittas är hon svårt skadad och medan hon återhämtar sig växer en vänskap fram mellan henne och familjen Salt.

Men Rowan har inte berättat hela sanningen om varför hon begav sig till Shearwater. Och när hon märker att någon saboterat alla kommunikationsvägar till världen utanför, och upptäcker en nyligen grävd grav, inser hon att hon inte är den enda som bär på hemligheter ...

"En vild mörk kust" är en spännande och enormt gripande roman som inte kommer att lämna någon oberörd. Författaren har tidigare skrivit de internationella bästsäljarna "Den sista migrationen" och "När vargarna kom".

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Blazing...Visceral" (Los Angeles Times) · "Exceptional" (Newsweek) · "Bold...Heartfelt" (New York Times Book Review) · "Thought-provoking and thrilling" (GMA) · "Suspenseful and poignant" (Scientific American) · "Gripping" (The Sydney Morning Herald)From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands.Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape, but Aggie, too, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska.Inti is not the woman she once was, either, changed by the harm she’s witnessed—inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving, Inti begins to let her guard down, even opening herself up to the possibility of love. But when a farmer is found dead, Inti knows where the town will lay blame. Unable to accept her wolves could be responsible, Inti makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn’t make the kill, then who did? And what will Inti do when the man she is falling for seems to be the prime suspect?Propulsive and spell-binding, Charlotte McConaghy's Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves—if she isn’t consumed by a wild that was once her refuge.

* INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Amazon Editors'' Pick for Best Book of the Year in Fiction"Visceral and haunting" (New York Times Book Review) · "Hopeful" (Washington Post) · "Powerful" (Los Angeles Times) · "Thrilling" (TIME) · "Tantalizingly beautiful" (Elle) · "Suspenseful, atmospheric" (Vogue) · "Aching and poignant" (Guardian) · "Gripping" (The Economist)Franny Stone has always been the kind of woman who is able to love but unable to stay. Leaving behind everything but her research gear, she arrives in Greenland with a singular purpose: to follow the last Arctic terns in the world on what might be their final migration to Antarctica. Franny talks her way onto a fishing boat, and she and the crew set sail, traveling ever further from shore and safety. But as Franny’s history begins to unspool—a passionate love affair, an absent family, a devastating crime—it becomes clear that she is chasing more than just the birds. When Franny''s dark secrets catch up with her, how much is she willing to risk for one more chance at redemption?Epic and intimate, heartbreaking and galvanizing, Charlotte McConaghy''s Migrations is an ode to a disappearing world and a breathtaking page-turner about the possibility of hope against all odds.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Blazing...Visceral" (Los Angeles Times) · "Exceptional" (Newsweek) · "Bold...Heartfelt" (New York Times Book Review) · "Thought-provoking and thrilling" (GMA) · "Suspenseful and poignant" (Scientific American) · "Gripping" (The Sydney Morning Herald)From the author of the beloved national bestseller Migrations, a pulse-pounding new novel set in the wild Scottish Highlands.Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape, but Aggie, too, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska.Inti is not the woman she once was, either, changed by the harm she’s witnessed—inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving, Inti begins to let her guard down, even opening herself up to the possibility of love. But when a farmer is found dead, Inti knows where the town will lay blame. Unable to accept her wolves could be responsible, Inti makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn’t make the kill, then who did? And what will Inti do when the man she is falling for seems to be the prime suspect?Propulsive and spell-binding, Charlotte McConaghy''s Once There Were Wolves is the unforgettable story of a woman desperate to save the creatures she loves—if she isn’t consumed by a wild that was once her refuge.

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB'S BOOK OF THE YEAR * LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, TIME, USA Today, The Economist, Scientific American, Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest,BuzzFeed, BookRiot, HuffPost, Jezebel, The Globe and Mail, Kirkus, and more!) "A breathtaking novel of ROMANCE, MYSTERY, AND TWISTS that will shock you...I love this book so much." -Reese Witherspoon"A WILDLY TALENTED writer." -Emily St. John Mandel"Absolutely ASTONISHING. McConaghy's writing knocks me over every time." -Fredrik Backman"SPELLBINDING...Exceptionally imagined, thoroughly humane." -Washington Post"My absolute FAVORITE book of 2025." -Carley FortuneA family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon.Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world's largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore.Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again. But Rowan isn't telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic is keeping his own secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force, they all must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it's too late-and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new, together.A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR 2025 An ENTHRALLING new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves "A WILDLY TALENTED writer." ―Emily St. John Mandel“SPELLBINDING...Exceptionally imagined, thoroughly humane.” —Washington Post“Abounds with EVOCATIVE nature writing.” —The New York Times Book ReviewA family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon.Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore.Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic is keeping his own secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force, they all must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new, together.A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears.

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB'S BOOK OF THE YEAR * LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, TIME, USA Today, The Economist, Scientific American, Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest,BuzzFeed, BookRiot, HuffPost, Jezebel, The Globe and Mail, Kirkus, and more!) "A breathtaking novel of ROMANCE, MYSTERY, AND TWISTS that will shock you...I love this book so much." -Reese Witherspoon"A WILDLY TALENTED writer." -Emily St. John Mandel"Absolutely ASTONISHING. McConaghy's writing knocks me over every time." -Fredrik Backman"SPELLBINDING...Exceptionally imagined, thoroughly humane." -Washington Post"My absolute FAVORITE book of 2025." -Carley FortuneA family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon.Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world's largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore.Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again. But Rowan isn't telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic is keeping his own secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force, they all must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it's too late-and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new, together.A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears.

Brought to you by Penguin. A dark past. An impossible journey. The will to survive.How far would you go for love? Franny Stone is determined to go to the end of the earth, following the last of the Arctic terns on what may be their final migration to Antarctica.As animal populations plummet and commercial fishing faces prohibition, Franny talks her way onto one of the few remaining boats heading south. But as she and the eccentric crew travel further from shore and safety, the dark secrets of Franny''s life begin to unspool. A daughter''s yearning search for her mother. An impulsive, passionate marriage. A shocking crime. Haunted by love and violence, Franny must confront what she is really running towards - and from. The Last Migration is a wild, gripping and deeply moving novel from a brilliant young writer. From the west coast of Ireland to Australia and remote Greenland, through crashing Atlantic swells to the bottom of the world, this is an ode to the wild places and creatures now threatened, and an epic story of the possibility of hope against all odds.''An extraordinary novel... as beautiful and as wrenching as anything I''ve ever read'' Emily St. John Mandel© Charlotte McConaghy 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Brought to you by Penguin.New York Times BestsellerA wild and gripping novel about one woman''s quest to reintroduce wolves to the Scottish Highlands at any costInti Flynn arrives in the Scottish Highlands with fourteen grey wolves, a traumatised sister and fierce tenacity.As a biologist, she knows the animals are the best hope for rewilding the ruined landscape and she cares little for local opposition. As a sister, she hopes the remote project will offer her twin, Aggie, a chance to heal after the horrific events that drove them both out of Alaska.But violence dogs their footsteps and one night Inti stumbles over the body of a farmer. Unable to accept that her wolves could be responsible, she makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn''t make the kill, then who did? And can she trust the man she is beginning to love when he becomes the main suspect?Propulsive and unforgettable, Once There Were Wolves is the spellbinding story of a woman desperate to save her family, the wild animals and the natural world she loves, at any cost.''One of those very rare, special novels that changes you as you read'' Laurie Frankel''So damn good. A page-turner that makes you think and has a huge emotional impact'' Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation© Charlotte McConaghy 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

A wild and gripping novel about one woman's quest to reintroduce wolves to the Scottish Highlands at any cost.Inti Flynn arrives in the Scottish Highlands with fourteen grey wolves, a traumatised sister and fierce tenacity.As a biologist, she knows the animals are the best hope for rewilding the ruined landscape and she cares little for local opposition. As a sister, she hopes the remote project will offer her twin, Aggie, a chance to heal after the horrific events that drove them both out of Alaska.But violence dogs their footsteps and one night Inti stumbles over the body of a farmer. Unable to accept that her wolves could be responsible, she makes a reckless decision to protect them. But if the wolves didn't make the kill, then who did? And can she trust the man she is beginning to love when he becomes the main suspect?Propulsive and unforgettable, Once There Were Wolves is the spellbinding story of a woman desperate to save her family, the wild animals, and the natural world she loves, at any cost. 'Blazing...Visceral...As McConaghy shows in this stunning book, the limits of language lead us to the limits of empathy.' Los Angeles Times'Bold...A heartfelt and earnest novel' New York Times Book Review